Chicken Enchiladas

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Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

6 chicken breasts, halved, cooked and diced
1 med. onion, chopped and sauteed in butter
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 small can green chilies, chopped
1 pkg. med. flour tortillas
1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 c. water
8 oz. sour cream
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Combine chicken, onion, cream cheese and chilies. Spoon into flour tortilla and roll up.
Place in greased Pyrex baking dish seam side down. Combine soup, water and sour cream. Pour over top of tortillas. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and heat to melt. May be served with rice and beans. May be frozen but omit cheese before freezing. Serves 8 to 10.

Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

1 chicken (2-3 lb.) cooked & boned
1 med. onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 c. chicken broth
1 small can chopped mild green chilies
1 pkg. corn tortillas (12)
1 lb. long horn cheese, grated
2-3 tbsp. oleo
Brown chopped onion in oleo. Add soups, chicken broth and green chilies. Beat until smooth. Add chopped chicken to sauce. Heat just to boiling. Fill each tortilla with sauce and place in large casserole dish. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly. Can be prepared the night before and cooked before serving the next day. Serves 10-12.

Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

12 corn tortillas
Salad oil
Cream Cheese Filling (below)
2/3 c. whipping cream
2 c. shredded Jack cheese
2 lg. onions
2 tbsp. butter
2 c. diced cooked chicken or turkey
1/2 c. sweet red peppers or pimento
2 small (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
Fry tortillas. Drain on paper towels. Cook onions in butter until limp. Combine onions, chicken, pimento and cream cheese. Mix lightly, salt to taste. Spoon 1/3 cup filling into tortillas, roll and place seam side down in 9 x 13 inch baking dish side by side. Moisten tops of tortillas with whipping cream. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered in 375 degree oven 20 minutes to heat through. May serve with lime wedges to squeeze on each serving. Very mild flavor.

Sour Cream and Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

6 boneless chicken breast
8 flour tortillas
8 oz. sour cream
1 jar picante sauce
2 c. Monterrey Jack cheese
Boil chicken breast. Cut into slices. Simmer chicken in picante sauce. Lightly spread butter on flour tortillas. Stuff tortillas with chicken mixture. Lay open side face down in casserole dish. Cut slices in top of tortillas. Spread sour cream then cheese on top of tortillas. Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes until cheese is melted.

Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

1 med. onion, chopped
2 tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 c. shredded cooked chicken
1 jar picante sauce
8 flour tortillas (6″)
1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, cubed
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 c. shredded extra sharp Cheddar cheese
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cook and stir onion in large skillet until tender. Stir in chicken, 1/4 cup of picante sauce, cream cheese and cumin; cook until thoroughly heated. Stir in 1 cup of cheese. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture in center of each tortilla; roll up. Place seam side down in 12 x 7 inch baking dish. Top with remaining picante sauce and cheese. Bake 15 minutes.